Youssef Lagha

Led a cross-functional team of 6 engineers across two parallel embedded software and IT operations workstreams, owning prioritization, delivery cadence, and technical alignment; delivered consistent on-time release cadence across 5+ development cycles. Architected Azure hybrid cloud + Microsoft 365 migration infrastructure serving 30+ endpoints, achieving 99.8% uptime SLA and significantly reducing IT operational overhead. Deployed company-wide security baseline with MFA and Intune conditional access policies, reducing unauthorized access attempts by 87% and maintaining zero critical security incidents across a 12-month period. Standardized endpoint governance through Intune and Hybrid AD, enrolling 30 devices with automated compliance policies and reducing endpoint remediation time from 4 hours to 20 minutes per incident (80% efficiency gain). Implemented n8n workflow automation platform integrating 5+ enterprise tools, with estimated 40% reduction in manual IT operations and improved

Led a cross-functional team of 6 engineers across two parallel embedded software and IT operations workstreams, owning prioritization, delivery cadence, and technical alignment; delivered a consistent on-time release cadence across 5+ development cycles. Architected Azure hybrid cloud + Microsoft 365 migration infrastructure serving 30+ endpoints, achieving 99.8% uptime, and deployed company-wide security baselines with MFA and Intune conditional access. Standardized endpoint governance with automated compliance policies and reduced remediation time by 80%. Implemented n8n workflow automation platform integrating 5+ enterprise tools, reducing manual IT operations by ~40% and improving ticket routing.

Operator-grade Pay TV security & validation engineering (smartcard drivers ISO 7816, CAS/DRM, test platforms, CI/CD automation) for large-scale DTH deployments. Developed smartcard drivers and cryptographic modules; built internal test platforms and automated validation tooling. Increased validation throughput by 60% and reduced test cycle time from 8 hours to 3 hours, enabling deployment of 2.5× more test cases per sprint.